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Spitball welcomes submissions from both previously published and unpublished writers. However, writers submitting to Spitball for the first time must purchase a sample copy of the magazine for $6. Purchasing the sample does not guarantee that one’s material will be accepted for publication, as Spitball is not and never will be a vanity or subsidy publication; if we accept a poem or short story for publication, it is only because we think the work deserves to be published. The sample copy purchase is a one-time requirement. Once a writer has purchased the sample, he may submit as many works as he desires without ever purchasing another copy of the Magazine. This requirement is waived for those who are already subscribers to the Magazine, as well as for those who decide to subscribe at the same time they make their first submission. All first-time submissions made without the sample copy purchase will be returned unread. All submissions and payments for sample copies ($6 check or money order) should be sent to: Spitball 5560 Fox Road Cincinnati, OH 45239 We believe that reading the Magazine is the best way to understand what kind of material is most likely to be accepted for publication in Spitball. However, for those who like more explicit direction, we offer the following guidelines: -all material must be about baseball; -all material must be original, unpublished, and the property of the author; -we do not accept simultaneous submissions; -we will consider writing of all kinds, but we are most interested in receiving poetry and short fiction; -we will consider poems of any kind, style, and length; -fiction should normally run 10-20 typed, double-spaced pages (or shorter); short stories longer than 20 pages must be exceptionally good for us to publish them; -length guidelines for non-fiction writing of all kinds (except book reviews) is the same as for fiction. -a brief biography of the author should accompany every submission; -a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) should accompany every submission and correspondence. In addition, we assign book reviews, rather than accept unsolicited ones. Writers interested in becoming a baseball book reviewer for Spitball should submit a sample review, 500-2000 words in length, of a current baseball book (i.e., a baseball book published in the current calendar year). Poems submitted to Spitball will automatically be considered for “Poem of the Month” honors in this website, as well as for publication in the Magazine. All material published in Spitball will be automatically considered for inclusion in the next “Best of Spitball” anthology. Payment for work accepted by Spitball is two copies of the Magazine. Thank you for your interest in contributing to Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine. |